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According to Jesus, God and Mammon are two mastε， rs. You can’t serve both. But, Jesus praises the shrewd money manager, and lauds those who grow their wealth in his parables(for example, Lk 16:21; 16: 19-31).
MAMMON is a biblical term, Aramaic in origin, that refers to all material wealth or corporeal substance. Its reference is to one’s possessions, one’s property and equity, and, most importantly, one’s spiritual attitude toward all things owned. An important measure of any individual is the way in which that person views the matεrial world around him. The array of personal possessions which enhance and crowd our lives is boundless. People define themselves by what they own and consider wea1th and valuable possessions to be a
blessing. Success is also often defined in material terms. In contrast, the teaching of the Jesus Christ in the synoptic Gospels were dedicated to freeing mankind from the slavish pursuits of material mammon. Of all Jesus' parables, none has worked its way deeper into the Christian consciousness as the Parable of the Good Samaritan(Lk 10: 25 - 3 7). The phrase “Good Samaritan" is used to describe any person who goes out of his way to help another. It’ s a theme that newspaper reporters love to feature because it captures readers' attention and fires
the imagination.
In this parable “ Jesus told every Christian, ‘Go and do likewise" ’ (10:37b). Jesus isn’t content just to define what “ neighbor" means. He commands us to do as the Samaritan does, to show mercy to our fellow man who is in need. I must ask myself, what we, as disciples of Jesus, are supposed to leam from this story. And for me the answer is to examine my own heart. What motivates me? For me, Jesus' command, “Go and do likewise," means that I must value acts of mercy over personal productivity. What does it mean for you?